IBM Cloud alternatives in 2026

44 similar tools from Surba's catalog. IBM Cloud charges by usage, so what you pay depends on volume: compare each one's fees for the volume you expect.

Alternatives

IBM Cloud vs 44 alternatives

IBM Cloud and its alternatives, cheapest first for a team of 10
#	Tool	Entry plan	10 people / mo	vs IBM Cloud	Free plan
—	IBM CloudBenchmarkPay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
1	AWSPay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
2	DigitalOceanDroplet (from) · $4/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$4/moDroplet (from)	—	—	No
3	Google CloudPay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
4	Microsoft AzurePay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
5	VultrRegular Performance (from) · $2.50/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$2.50/moRegular Performance (from)	—	—	No
6	OVHcloudVPS-1 · $4.54/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$4.54/moVPS-1	—	—	No
7	LinodeNanode 1 GB (Shared CPU) · $5/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moNanode 1 GB (Shared CPU)	—	—	No
8	FastlyCompute Starter · $500/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$500/moCompute Starter	—	—	No
9	Hetzner CloudCPX02 (Regular Performance) · $7.27/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$7.27/moCPX02 (Regular Performance)	—	—	No
10	ClickHouse CloudBasic (example from) · $66.52/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$66.52/moBasic (example from)	—	—	No
11	Backblaze B2Pay-as-you-go (per TB) · $6.95/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$6.95/moPay-as-you-go (per TB)	—	—	No
12	NeonPay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
13	Elastic CloudStandard · $99/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$99/moStandard	—	—	No
14	PlanetScalePostgres PS-5 single node · $5/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moPostgres PS-5 single node	—	—	No
15	CoreWeavePay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
16	LambdaPay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
17	E2E NetworksE1LC-2.6GB VM · $9.42/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$9.42/moE1LC-2.6GB VM	—	—	No
18	Redis CloudEssentials · $5/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moEssentials	—	—	No
19	ScalewaySTARDUST1-S · $0.48/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$0.48/moSTARDUST1-S	—	—	No
20	Bunny.netPay as you go (monthly minimum) · $1/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$1/moPay as you go (monthly minimum)	—	—	No
21	KeyCDNPay as you go (monthly minimum) · $4/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$4/moPay as you go (monthly minimum)	—	—	No
22	WasabiPay as you go (per TB) · $7.99/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$7.99/moPay as you go (per TB)	—	—	No
23	RunPodPay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
24	AivenDeveloper (PostgreSQL) · $5/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moDeveloper (PostgreSQL)	—	—	No
25	UpstashFixed 250MB · $10/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$10/moFixed 250MB	—	—	No
26	Laravel CloudStarter · $5/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moStarter	—	—	No
27	Layer3 CloudVM 1 vCPU / 1GB · $9.59/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$9.59/moVM 1 vCPU / 1GB	—	—	No
28	SevallaApplication hosting (entry) · $5/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/moApplication hosting (entry)	—	—	No
29	SingleStoreStandard · $722.70/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$722.70/moStandard	—	—	No
30	Yotta Shakti CloudAI Lab H100 10GB slice · $316.12/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$316.12/moAI Lab H100 10GB slice	—	—	No
31	MomentoCache Flex (1 GB) · $13/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$13/moCache Flex (1 GB)	—	—	No
32	Tiger DataPerformance · $30/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$30/moPerformance	—	—	No
33	XataXata Cloud micro instance · $9/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$9/moXata Cloud micro instance	—	—	No
34	CDN77Growth · $990/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$990/moGrowth	—	—	No
35	InfluxDB CloudPay as you useCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	Pay as you use	—	—	No
36	Prisma PostgresStarter · $10/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$10/moStarter	—	—	No
37	CivoCompute xSmall · $5.43/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5.43/moCompute xSmall	—	—	No
38	Couchbase CapellaBasic (1 node) · $109.50/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$109.50/moBasic (1 node)	—	—	No
39	ElestioManaged service (entry VM) · $11/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$11/moManaged service (entry VM)	—	—	No
40	KoyebPro · $29/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$29/moPro	—	—	No
41	Neo4j AuraDBAuraDB Professional (1 GB) · $65.70/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$65.70/moAuraDB Professional (1 GB)	—	—	No
42	UpCloudStarter 1 vCPU / 1 GB · $3.46/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$3.46/moStarter 1 vCPU / 1 GB	—	—	No
43	Cockroach ContinuumStandard (2 vCPU, 100 GB example) · $203/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$203/moStandard (2 vCPU, 100 GB example)	—	—	No
44	Nobus CloudFlexible Capacity · $6.21/moCloud · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$6.21/moFlexible Capacity	—	—	No

Usage-based tools publish per-transaction or per-unit fees rather than a monthly list price, so they aren't ranked. Features and coverage differ between tools.

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